Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the veteran's left lower extremity radiculopathy, maintaining April 26, 2018 as the start date. The decision was based on a lack of objective evidence of radiculopathy before this date.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of radiculopathy in the left lower extremity prior to April 26, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 31, 2025
- Citation
- 25001464
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